Heatstroke : nature in an age of global warming / / Anthony D. Barnosky
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| Autore: |
Barnosky Anthony D
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| Titolo: |
Heatstroke : nature in an age of global warming / / Anthony D. Barnosky
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| Pubblicazione: | Washington [D.C.], : Island Press/Shearwater Books, c2009 |
| Edizione: | 2nd ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (281 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 577.2/2 |
| Soggetto topico: | Nature - Effect of human beings on |
| Global warming | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-258) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Heatstroke -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Dedication -- Preface -- Part I: Recipe for Disaster -- Chapter 1: The Heat Is On -- Chapter 2: Behind Nature's Heartbeat -- Chapter 3: On Our Watch -- Chapter 4: Witnessing Execution -- Chapter 5: No Place to Run To -- Part II: Normal for Nature -- Chapter 6: California Dreaming -- Chapter 7: Disturbance in Yellowstone -- Chapter 8: Mountain Time in Colorado -- Chapter 9: Africa on the Edge -- Part III: Uncharted Terrain -- Chapter 10: Disappearing Act -- Chapter 11: Losing the Parts -- Chapter 12: Skeleton Crew -- Chapter 13: Bad Company -- Chapter 14: Geography of Hope -- Appendix: Slowing Down Global Warming -- Notes -- Index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In 2006, one of the hottest years on record, a "pizzly" was discovered near the top of the world. Half polar bear, half grizzly, this never-before-seen animal might be dismissed as a fluke of nature. Anthony Barnosky instead sees it as a harbinger of things to come.In Heatstroke, the renowned paleoecologist shows how global warming is fundamentally changing the natural world and its creatures. While melting ice may have helped produce the pizzly, climate change is more likely to wipe out species than to create them. Plants and animals that have followed the samerhythms for millennia are suddenly being confronted with a world they're unprepared for--and adaptation usually isn't an option. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Heatstroke |
| ISBN: | 1-59726-529-2 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910824541903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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